I am every mother.

May 15, 2013 by

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I am every mother.  I am a mother of one, two, or three, or more.  I am a mother of multiples.  I am a new mother.  I am a pregnant mother.  I am a working mother or  a stay at-home mother.  I am inspired by all the moms I see on a daily basis.  I am shocked by the behavior of some of the mothers I see at the playground.  I am constantly reminding myself that every mother, every day, is doing the best she can.

I am one and done.  I am unsure how we will manage two kids.  I would have a 3rd in a heartbeat if I didn’t think that the pregnancy would put me at serious health risk.  I wonder if a 4th child would improve the dynamics and decrease the bickering because there wouldn’t be an “odd-man-out.”   We would have a lot more babies by now but my baby died inside me and I am scared shitless to get pregnant again because of the thought that I might lose another one.  Read more...

morning of a working mom

Feb 14, 2013 by

Remember when we just had to shower and get ourselves to work? Remember when we were single or B.K. (Before Kids)  when we thought we had too much going on or we were too tired to properly function at work because we only have 7 hours of sleep?

That’s funny now, isn’t it?

I had a morning that seemed to be the epitome of a (disorganized) working mom morning. Maybe some working moms are much more organized and their children listen diligently on the first request to get dressed. I’m not exactly that mom.

This morning, it was one of those mornings where I just chuckled about how I used to think mornings were difficult B.K. Ha. Ha. Ha.  Read more...

A day in the office for a WAHM

Oct 24, 2012 by

I’m going into the office today.  I went in yesterday, too, and I’m going in tomorrow.  This may not be news to you, but it is to me because I work from home 99% of the time.  So since I never contributed my own story to CT Working Moms’ “A Day in the Life of a Working Mom” series, I’ll give you mine now with a twist:  “A Day in the Office for a WAHM.”  You’ll see how different that 1% of office life is from my normal routine.

 

Dilbert cartoon

 

6:30 AM — Shower before work.  Dry my hair and put on a little makeup.  All things I don’t normally do.

7:00 AM — Big gets up and comes into our room to snuggle, only to find me already getting dressed.  Lie back down with him for 15 minutes and wish I never had to move.  Read more...

A Day in the Life of a Working Mom – Elise

Jul 12, 2012 by

Its been a while since we’ve had a contribution to the ‘Day in the Life’ series so I decided to give it a go!

6:30 – My wife’s alarm goes off.  Actually, it probably went off a while ago but I finally hear it after a few snoozes.  She heads off to the shower while I check my email. Odd, I don’t hear the girls yet.

6:40 – Wife races upstairs to remind me that I need to put a car seat back in the SUV so she can take our son to daycare.  I curse myself and my darn procrastination.  The SUV is filled to the brim with stuff from our big adoption party last weekend so the next 15 minutes is spent cleaning it out AND installing the car seat.  Far too much exertion for a pre-coffee Elise.  Read more...

Practice Makes Perfect: Preparing for Motherhood

Jul 3, 2012 by

Although there are countless books and blogs out there on how to be a mom, I wanted to share what I wish I had done before having my babies to make the adjustment a bit easier.  I hope it helps!

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  1. Realize you’re not all that. Even if you studied babies in college (like I did) or became a teacher (like I did), realize that each baby who comes into this world is unique, and requires a whole new set of tools.
  2. Try on every wrap and carrier available to you. Borrow a baby from someone. Spend a couple of hours living life with baby in carrier or wrap. Can you put it on quickly while in a 100 degree parking lot so your toddler doesn’t melt while waiting in his car seat? Can you use a public restroom with it on without dragging parts of it on the nasty floor? Does it have a cover so your baby and his newest toys (your DD boobs) have a little privacy? How easily does vomit wash off of it? Can you carry baby in carrier and also drag tantrum-throwing toddler from the toy aisle to the car with one hand?

Taking care of me

Jun 14, 2012 by

I recently had a birthday. Not one that is considered momentous, but we’re edging that way, if you know what I mean. And I hadn’t really given it much thought, but after seeing some pictures of myself from a wonderful occasion over the weekend, I cried. (At 11pm… when I SHOULD have been sleeping because my teething toddler only gives me so many minutes before she wakes and I need to take advantage. Different post for a different day. Yawn.)

I felt like I was looking at someone else. Someone… old. Someone frumpy and out of shape with ill-fitting clothes and mom shoes. Certainly not ME.

The next morning, I whined and complained to my husband and the poor guy — there was nothing he could have said to make me feel better. I whined my whole way to work about it and kind of resigned myself to the fact that, well, this is just who I am now. This is what I look like. I am a 37 year old mother of two toddlers. The end.  Read more...

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